Yachting Australia

Paul Borg and his crew of Aaron Hill and Jo Meaghan win the inaugural Sailors with Disabilities Short Course Regatta. The nine race series was sailed on Sydney Harbour over the weekend of Saturday 18^th and Sunday 19^th of October in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Elliot 6’s in a fresh northeast breeze.

Teams were comprised of two disabled and one able bodied crew, who had to rotate the helm after each race. Teamwork was the key factor in achieving success in this event. Paul Borg’s crew on 19 points took the trophy from the crew of Bill Silvester, Alan Grundy and Nic Dayly on 24 points.

In third position Brett Pearce, Ben Prince and Jason Natherson on 29 points followed by Steven Churn, Ben Felton and David Rees on 39 points.

For a complete list of results and photo gallery see www. sailorswithdisablities.com.au